Lingua Franca AVNI Chardonnay 2023 (750ML)

93 Points, Audrey Frick, JebDunnuck.com: "The 2023 Chardonnay Avni has power and elegance. It’s an exceptional appellation-level Chardonnay, revealing notes of custard, lemon oils, fresh flowers, and ripe pear. It lingers on the palate, with medium to full-bodied richness, offering depth and refreshing lift, as well as notes of almond on the finish. Drink over the coming 7-8 years. This is one to snap up by the case. It saw 25% new French oak. 15000 cases are produced." 08/25

92 Points, Andrii Stetsiuk, JamesSuckling.com: "This is a very fresh and mineral chardonnay, offering delicious orchard fruit, lemon rind, raw almonds and flinty undertones, together with a very elegant touch of spice. Medium-bodied, very clean and pristine, with textural complexity on the palate, with a gentle phenolic grip to the long, sleek finish. Drink or hold." 03/25

92 Points, Eric Guido, Vinous: "The 2023 Chardonnay Avni wafts up with an understated mix of chamomile and lime zest that complements green apples. Pretty inner sweetness is offset by sour citrus tones as silken textures soothe and ginger-infused orchard fruits swirl throughout. The finish is savory and long, leaving a pleasantly bitter tinge that keeps the mouth watering for more. Pretty and an amazing value." 07/25

92 points, Erin Brooks, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "The 2023 Chardonnay Avni has alluring aromas of quince, white peach, meringue, chamomile, beeswax and hazelnut. The medium-bodied palate has a satiny texture and expansive, honeyed flavors. Its generosity is balanced by mouthwatering acidity, and it has a long, textural finish." 11/25

92 Points, Clive Pursehouse, Decanter: "Grippy with minerality and saline depth, the Avni, which means stone, is appropriately named. Aromas of wild grasses, sea breeze and lemon pith are followed by a palate that is taut and energetic. Lime zest and sea salt combine with crushed granite minerality and a depth that's a touch phenolic; the whole thing rises to a bright, airy finish." 08/25